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I think it actually probably would have been - not an ideal way to write code, but Python is certainly easier to read than your average Perl.

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I don't find it so. I do both Perl and Python at work: the Perl code is almost always clearer to read IMHO. I know some people find curly brackets and sigils distracting, but to me they make code less ambiguous.

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